Dreaming

I think it's important to for us to dream big, without hesitation or reservations. 

Simple Roasted Vegetable Spaghetti Sauce

Spaghetti Sauce is the greatest thing ever. Since sliced bread. Well, with sliced bread, on the side. Covered in Garlic. Yum.

Here's a super simple recipe for spaghetti sauce that contains zero preservatives.  You can make as much or as little as you like, so there is no wasting that giant can.  This recipe is also a great way to sneak in additional servings of vegetables for your kids!

You'll need:
- Assorted roasted vegetables.  (I like garlic, tomatoes, and onions at a minimum, but here I had some squash that was going to go bad, so I also included that)
- A blender
- Seasonings

Step 1: Roast your vegetables.  You can find my method here.



Step 2: Blend your vegetables together with seasonings. (You may need to add some water, but tomatoes have enough liquid to start the process)



Step 3: Enjoy your spaghetti sauce!

Zombie Dreams

Best thing happened as I walked out of my terrible infusion.  I. Found. A. Zombie Family.  Normally I really detest these family clings (with the exception of the cat lady I found once.  No joke, one woman, eight cats) but how can you hate it when they are zombies?!

For your viewing pleasure:

Love is: Just Because Tulips

Love is just because flowers.
  

Frozen Banana Ice Cream

One major change that I'm doing with my diet due to my MS is decreasing the amount of dairy I consume.  I'm working towards completely removing the dairy, but I haven't done that quite yet.  I wanted to find an alternative to ice cream (since it's my favorite dessert.  Ever.  That's Wisconsin for you).  Dear ole Pinterest has yet to fail me!  I found that ice cream can be made from a variety of frozen fruits, but the one that is the closest to ice cream is frozen bananas. Here's the recipe:

You'll need:
- blender
- bananas

That's it!  All you have to do is collect those black bananas that you didn't get around to eating and place them in the freezer.  Once you want ice cream, blend them until they are creamy and smooth!

Optional add-ins: oreos, peanut butter, almonds, chocolate, nutella (!) etc. The possibilities are endless!

Chill, Dude

Because everybody should have some increased cuteness/chilling before finals week:

Seasonings Round Up

Here's the recipes for my homemade seasonings:

Taco Mix:
1 TBSP chili powder
1 tsp cayenne pepper
3 tsp onion powder
2 tsp cumin
2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp paprika
2 tsp oregano
pinch of salt
pinch of brown sugar

Pumpkin Pie / Christmas Time
2 TBSP cinnamon
2 tsp ginger (not everyone likes ginger, start out sparingly and add if you like it)
2 tsp nutmeg
2 tsp cloves
2 tsp sugar

I'm still adding more, so keep checking back!

Yoga Moods

As we approach the last week of classes, I figured that these moves might come in handy.  Variations are also acceptable for those who lack flexibility (or balance, like me!).

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